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Daily roundup: school places, charity funding, and child poverty

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

| CYP Now

There will be a shortfall of 120,000 primary school places by September warns Labour, nearly one in ten charities fear they will have closed within five years, and a growth in child poverty has forced Leeds council to review support services, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Seaside towns, social media and Neets

Other

Friday, August 23, 2013

| CYP Now

More money for deprived coastal towns, warning over children posting self-portraits online, and fewer Neet young people, all in the news today

MPs slam government's 'farcical' efforts on social mobility

News

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

| CYP Now

MPs have criticised government attempts to improve social mobility in a hard-hitting report that calls for the Social Mobility Commission to have beefed-up powers to improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people.

SEND reforms: Majority of children transferred ahead of deadline

News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

| CYP Now

The vast majority of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) have been transferred onto new education, health and care (EHC) plans ahead of this weekend's deadline, although thousands are still waiting, government figures show.

ADCS president calls for greater education role for local authorities

News

Friday, April 7, 2017

| CYP Now

Councils need to bolster their role in shaping local education to ensure schools are supporting their areas' most vulnerable children, new Association of Directors of Children's Services president Alison Michalska has said.

Outstanding school is full of surprises

Features

Monday, April 10, 2017

| CYP Now

The Pendlebury Centre pupil referral unit in Stockport has just been awarded its fifth consecutive "outstanding" rating. Tom de Castella went to meet staff and pupils to find out how it achieves such success.

Job title: Pupil referral unit head teacher

Other

Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Teachers in charge of pupil referral units need to "think outside the box", finds Charlotte Goddard

Education charity relaunches after entering administration

News

Thursday, June 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A charity that works to raise achievement in schools has relaunched as a private company after going into administration.

Timpson creates SEN funding pot from early intervention grant

News

Thursday, December 12, 2013

| CYP Now

The government wants local authorities in England to target £70m of early intervention funding on implementing the special educational needs (SEN) reforms next year.

Government funds SEN independent advocate role

News

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Independent advocates will be recruited to help families navigate the new special educational needs (SEN) process and challenge decisions on funding and services made by councils, the government has announced.

Support on the job

Other

Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

Young people with special educational needs seeking jobs often come up against reluctant or inflexible employers. Mathew Little visits one pioneering college trying to change their futures

DfE to scrap attainment targets for SEND pupils

News

Friday, May 25, 2018

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is looking to boost support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by overhauling the way they are assessed in schools.